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Improving SaskPower's Infrastructure for Regina City Central Business District

May 01, 2018

In the next few months, you may see our crews more in Regina's Downtown and surrounding neighbourhoods. It's because we're making upgrades to the power grid as we invest $9 million in the area. This work is necessary so we can continue to provide reliable and safe service.

Here’s a detailed look at the work and what’s involved:

Inspecting the underground system

Where: Various locations between Dewdney Avenue to 13th Avenue and Osler Street to Elphinstone Street.

What: Crews will be inspecting underground systems to assess conditions to help us plan for future work. We’ll also perform maintenance in certain locations.

When: From May to December crews will be active for two hours per inspection site. At certain locations inspections will be scheduled outside of business hours to minimize disruptions.

Decommissioning old facilities

What: Crews will be removing old and abandoned cables and equipment and cleaning up the sites.

When: April to November.

Impact: Traffic disruptions and lane closures.

Engineering exploration

Where: 1700 block 12th Avenue, 1800 - 1900 blocks of Osler Street and the alley south of 12th Avenue and west of McIntyre Street.

What: Crews will be cutting small holes in road or sidewalk to verify locations and take measurements to help inform the design of future projects.

When: From May to September crews will be active for two to three hours per exploration site.

Impact: Temporary traffic disruptions and noise.

Homes and businesses affected by these upgrades will receive door hangers and/or letters. This will alert them to upcoming power outages or road/alley closures. Notification of power outages is also available at SaskPower.com/outages and on our Twitter feed.